Oldfield Middle School, Greenlawn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Oldfield Middle School

Oldfield Middle School serves grades six through eight in Greenlawn, a quiet North Shore hamlet in Suffolk County where residential life centers on larger properties and tree-lined streets. The school is part of Harborfields Central School District, which recently completed a voter-approved capital improvement bond that included track replacement and security upgrades at Oldfield.

The school enrolls a moderate-sized cohort spread fairly evenly across the three middle grades. The enrollment is predominantly white, with Hispanic students forming a secondary presence. About one-sixth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mix of economic backgrounds typical of the broader North Shore suburb, where home values run toward the upper end of the regional market.

Performance patterns show strength in seventh-grade math and reading, where proficiency runs high. Sixth grade shows solid performance in both subjects. Eighth grade presents a different picture: math proficiency drops considerably, and science proficiency at eighth grade sits at the midpoint or slightly above. Eighth-grade reading remains competent. The participation rates for eighth-grade math and science testing are notably lower than for other grades, which a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand whether this reflects scheduling, student selection, or other factors. Social studies data is from 2010 and no longer current. Overall, across tested subjects and grades, Oldfield's proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Suffolk County's districts.

The school occupies a campus setting at 2 Old Field Road, separated from Greenlawn's downtown core where the library and LIRR station are located. The area is built out and mature; new housing development is minimal, with the market shaped by high-value single-family home sales and occasional subdivision potential rather than large infill projects. Commuting patterns mean many parents work outside the hamlet, with some using the nearby LIRR for weekday travel to Huntington and New York City.

The district has made recent moves toward broader inclusion: it became the first in Suffolk County to recognize the two Muslim holy days as official school closures, a change now embedded in the annual calendar. Construction from the 2024 bond referendum will continue in phases, affecting the school environment and student experience over the next one to two years as roofs, tracks, security systems and other facilities are upgraded. No school website was available in the provided data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	98	99.0%
Science	92	99.0%

Math

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 782%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Science

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 896%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

This schoolHARBORFIELDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income68%35 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income47%Higher-income72%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income77%34 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income24%Higher-income71%48 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income56%Higher-income85%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income31%Higher-income54%23 pp gap